Question for players with ratings above 2000

How long do you think it will take you to reach GM level?

And do you ever have off days or week where you are just not playing at optimum level and losing games you shouldn't be losing - one right after the other?

And when you realize that you are having a bad day or week do you push the pause button and resume playing only when you are 100% again?

By all means, take some time off until you feel like playing again.

You didn't include some relevant information that you included in a previous thread.  

from a previous thread  http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/how-good-is-ones-likelihood-of-becoming-a-gm?   :

BlackLeopard-1  

Im probably getting my GM title tomorrow

@notmtwain

I didn't include information because I don't think it's relevant to the questions...

I have the suspicion that GMs are brain power houses ...their brains don't get foggy or "go dark"....their concentration powers are superb and don't wax and wane depending on what day it is...

Don't know... maybe a GM here can tell me if they get days where they are going through "mechanical brain failure" so to speak....

I suppose that if they answer "no" they don't experience "mechanical brain failure"...I could just quit chess now and not waste my time since it happens to me on a regular basis  I probably never would be able to get to a GM level...

Hey congratulations on getting there when you get there!

I am slightly over 2000 now (20 years old) and I'd be really satisfied should I ever reach the FM title (2300). I study a lot and more importantly I actually feel and see in my rating I am still making steps. So will just see where it ends, as long as I like the game it's fine for me.

ok. thanks fiveofswords.

You will be the second person who've said this.

I did take this advice from another member here and studied a few games of the sicilian defense and it's helped my game.

Will continue to do that.

I've stagnated between 1600 - 1680 for 3 months now...and that bugs the shit out of me.

what's your problem centipede? Your post#7 doesn't belong...could you be civil?

First aim for 2000! Then 2200, 2300, etc

Smaller goals are more less intimidating

seems like studying is the key from what you all are saying...

@linlaoda

been hoping to break 1700 for 2 months!

be nice 

You wanted GM in a few months?

Could studying really be the key ?

no, not in a few months....just want to know if I even have what it takes to try...

I don't know if studying is the key...you asking me serotonine? LOL

fiveofswords says lack of stubborness and willingness to actually go to tournaments are also required

in the last 20 years of playing chess otb, and very little actual studying ive got to 170 ecf rating (roughly 2000 FIDE), so im sure a lot of others who have more skill and natural ability could do better without the studying, but the studying will definitely help

how many hours do you study a week centipede?

none. i turn up at the club, play my games, ill go through my game after and see where i went wrong, then nothing else till i go again.